By: Dr. Jürgen Bühler, ICEJ President

Dear Friends and Prayer Partners,

Shalom, and many greetings and blessings to you from Jerusalem, from the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem.

As we enter this new year, my prayer is that God blesses you with the best year ever in 2026 – a year filled with His presence, His favour, and His purposes fulfilled in your life.

In Genesis 1:28, God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” This was the very first mandate God gave to humanity. The first purpose He entrusted to those He created was to live a life of fruitfulness.

With this in mind, I want to declare over your life that 2026 will be a year of fruitfulness for you. May you bear much fruit in many areas of your life. May the fruit of the Spirit grow ever stronger within you. May God also bless you with fruitfulness in your family, your work or business, and in your church and community. May He use you to lead others to Yeshua, so that many may come to faith in the God of Israel. As this year begins, I encourage you to pray and ask the Lord for a year of fruitfulness.

Secondly, God says, “Multiply.” This speaks of an increase. It suggests that what you have experienced in the past year can increase and multiply in the year ahead. May there be multiplication in your church, as more people are drawn to the Lord. May there be multiplication in your personal life—perhaps in your family, for newly married couples longing for children, or in your finances if you have been struggling. Ask the Lord to make 2026 a year of multiplication. I want to declare to you in faith that 2026 will be a year of multiplication, because this is part of God’s mandate for those living on the earth.

Then God says, “Fill the earth.” This speaks of growth, expansion, and vision without limits. In God, there is no ceiling to what He can do through your life.

Then God says, “Subdue it and have dominion”. Whatever challenges you may face in 2026 – even if difficulties arise and trials come your way, God calls you to be an overcomer. Remember, you are not alone. He is with you, and on your side!

So, let us trust God together that 2026 will be a year of fruitfulness, multiplication, and expansion. Be encouraged as you watch my special New Year’s greeting message, and may God richly bless you with a fruitful and blessed year in 2026!

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